The entire Wano Country incident unfolded with absurdity and drama. No one had expected Ace to merely deliver a message, only for things to escalate into this irreversible, life-or-death situation with Wano Country's samurai.
Even Ace himself was stunned. He could not imagine why Wano Country's samurai were so dense. He had not even done anything particularly excessive, yet they were already shouting about killing him.
And shouting about killing him was not enough. Before Ace had even fully reacted, the two samurai had already killed themselves right in front of him.
There was a world of difference between someone dying and no one dying.
Ace had clearly gone easy on Taro Ichiro, yet his two underlings had directly committed suicide before him. Given their injuries, perhaps only Admiral Bartholomew Kuma or Admiral Ivankov could have saved them.
But unfortunately, neither of them was currently part of the Revolutionary Army's combat roster. They were not even at headquarters.
Was it too late?
Ace scratched his head and thought helplessly, What the hell is wrong with these Wano Country people?
He felt somewhat angry inside, but what had happened could no longer be undone.
Ace watched Taro Ichiro charge at him again with his katana and thought helplessly.
What a pain.
Isn't staying alive better? And I can't back down now. If I retreat at a time like this, even if I'm in the right, I'll become the one in the wrong. I can't let them seize the moral high ground and rally these ordinary people to come die for them.
Having been a Vice Admiral for several years, Ace's change in mindset was almost obvious. Neither his former self nor the Whitebeard Pirates Division Captain from another timeline would have considered such things.
Perhaps he would have considered grander matters,